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The Trader's Ledger

All the trades, alerts & insights that fit the screen.

Call buyers run up the score in $EA

Bullish option traders tripled their money today as Electronic Arts surged with strong sales. On Nov. 15, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 3,000 February $115 calls bought for $5.10 to $5.45 with shares at $111.51, the second consecutive session of heavy buying in that strike. Investitute co-founder Jon Najarian cited the unusual activity […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 31, 2018

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$SFLY call prices skyrocket eightfold

Bullish option traders pocketed enormous profits today as shares of Shutterfly soared. On Jan. 9, Investitute’s market scanner identified the purchase of 1,500 March $55 calls in one print for $1.65 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $51.40. This was clearly a new position, as volume was well above the strike’s open […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 31, 2018

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$MTOR bulls quadruple their money

Meritor surged on strong quarterly results today, handing large gains to upside option traders. Back on Sept. 1, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 2,000 February $25 calls for $0.60 and $0.70 with shares at $20.38. There was no open interest in the strike before the trades occurred, showing that this was fresh buying. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 31, 2018

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$THC call prices rocket sevenfold

Bullish option traders collected huge profits today in Tenet Heathcare, one of the few winners in today’s market selloff. On Jan. 12, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 7,650 February $17 calls for $0.40 with shares at $15.61. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 723 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 30, 2018

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$WYNN calls pay off on bounce

Option traders doubled their money on Wynn Resorts today. On Jan. 12, Investitute’s market scanners found that 4,000 Weekly $170 calls expiring on Feb. 23 were purchased for $3.70 to $4.75 with shares at $165.50. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 41 contracts before the activity appeared. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 30, 2018

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Bears score big on $HOG losses

Weak sales at Harley-Davidson translated to big gains for bearish option traders today. Last Wednesday, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 3,106 February $55 puts were purchased for $2.07 as part of a bearish roll with shares at $56.08. This was clearly a new position, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 1,013 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 30, 2018

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$HCA bulls quintuple their money

It took less than a week for traders to rack up exponential gains in HCA Healthcare. Last Thursday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,600 March $95 calls for $2.25 with shares at $92.61. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 1,913 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. Those calls sold […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 30, 2018

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$INTC call prices skyrocket 9-fold

Intel has surged on strong quarterly results, handing enormous gains to bullish option traders. Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 20,000 February $41 calls each on Oct. 10 and 13 for $1.13 and $1.15 respectively. The stock was at $39.36 and $39.48 when those two trades, totaling 40,000 contracts, took place. Those calls traded […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 29, 2018

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$GILD bulls quadruple their money

Option traders have racked up big profits on Gilead as Wall Street analysts turn increasingly bullish on the name. On Nov. 3, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 3,100 March $80 calls for $2.36 to $2.55 with shares at $73.38. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 1,303 contracts, showing that these […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 29, 2018

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Call buyers hit the jackpot in $LVS

Bullish option traders posted huge gains in Las Vegas Sands today. On Jan. 11, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 11,600 February $72.50 calls $1.11 to $1.25 with shares at $70.37. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 1,520 contracts before the trades occurred. Those calls traded for […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 29, 2018

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $OIH

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $OIH. Traders were buying 23,000 of the OIH July $32 calls for $0.85-0.88. The large call buyers think that the growth in energy names may not yet be done and traders are looking for growth in the services sector. Pete is long these […]

By Chris Sykora · Jan 29, 2018

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$PFE bulls win big before earnings

Option traders turned are posting huge gains in Pfizer ahead of quarterly results early next week. Just Thursday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 4,800 February $37.50 calls for $0.36 to $0.38 with shares at $37.20. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 424 contracts before the activity […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 27, 2018

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Call buyers making bank in $KRE

Option traders have tripled their money in the SPDR S&P Regional Banking Fund. On Jan. 8, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 10,000 February $62 calls for $0.62 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $59.39. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 943 contracts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 27, 2018

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